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The magnificent seven they were called; the seven Australian rugby players who
refused to play against the all-white 1971 Springboks. One of the seven,
Tony Abrahams, said of his decision: “It wasn’t that difficult. I mean, it
seems to me looking back on it, but even then, that it was probably one of
the clearest issues you could make a stand on.”

Ten years ago to the day, as higlighted by Alison
Mitchell, a cricketing equivalent occurred, when Andy Flower and Henry
Olonga issued a statement before, and wore black armbands during, a World
Cup fixture, in the face of